Union Official Sees Cautious 'Uptick' In EPA Staff Morale Under Wheeler

A top EPA staffing union official says agency morale is on a cautious “uptick” after former Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned following a series of ethics scandals, welcoming acting agency chief Andrew Wheeler's lack of ethics scandals and his push for transparency measures but warning that rule rollbacks could still hurt overall morale. In an exclusive July 31 interview with Inside EPA , American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 704 Chief Steward Nicole Cantello said Pruitt's ethics issues “got to...